When it comes to finding Shep Rose’s Mrs. Right, airheads need not apply.

“Intelligence is really important, and wit,” the “Southern Charm” bachelor-turned-leading man on Bravo’s new dating series “RelationShep” told Page Six. “I want to talk about current events, we’re going to have a lot to talk about if we spend every waking moment together. They better be interesting and thoughtful and insightful and informed. That’s the deal breaker, if someone is just an airhead.”

While Rose’s dating debacles have been documented during four seasons of “Southern Charm,” this new adventure takes the South Carolina native across the country, where he dates a bevy of prospects before taking his favorites home to Charleston.

“These were friends of friends in different cities, I got to be a stranger in a strange land and I thrive in that position,” Rose explained. “The girls are the ones holding the cards, so to speak. I was sort of led around by the nose, which is sort of fun, that was easy. The hard part was when they moved into the house back in Charleston, that’s when things got a little bit messier.”

Though Rose, 37, isn’t kissing and telling — for now — the 6-foot-5 Southern gent is ready to settle down.

“I’m really happy with how it all turned out,” he said. “I’d love to not have to deal with the single scene anymore, it’s wearing a little thin. Change is slow, but I am very willing to look in the mirror and look at my faults and see where I need to change.”